Do the Right Thing
"It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can..."
1989-06-14
7.763
en 120mDrama
Sal is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
Producer
Spike Lee
Sound Editor
Tony Martinez
Screenplay
Spike Lee
Sound Designer
Skip Lievsay
Stunt Coordinator
Eddie Smith
Director of Photography
Ernest R. Dickerson
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Status
ReleasedRevenue
$37,300,000Budget
$6,500,000Countries
- United States of America
Companies
- Universal Pictures
- 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
